| fluid ounce | | a customary measurment of weight (16 ounces) |
| pound | | a metric measurement of length (100 centimeters) |
| ton | | a customary measurement of length (3 feet) |
| ounce | | a customary measurement of capacity (16 cups/8 pints/4 quarts ) |
| cup | | a metric measurement of mass (the smallest measurement of mass) |
| pint | | commonly used in other countries |
| quart | | a customary measurement of capacity (8 ounces) |
| galllon | | a customary measurement of length (about the size of your thumb) |
| milliliter | | commonly used in the United States |
| liter | | a metric measurement of length (about as wide as a fingernail) |
| miligram | | a customary measurement of weight (the smallest unit of mass) |
| kilogram | | a metric measurement of length (the thickness of a dime) |
| gram | | the amount that something can hold |
| inch | | a metric measurement of mass (1000 grams) |
| foot | | measure of gravity |
| yard | | how far from end to end |
| mile | | a customary measurement of length (used to measure long distances) |
| millimeter | | a metric measurement of capacity (used for very small amounts of liquid) |
| centimeter | | a customary measurement of capacity (2 cups) |
| meter | | a customary measurement of length (12 inches) |
| kilometer | | a metric measurement of capacity (about the size of a coke bottle) |
| customary units | | a metric measurement of length (measure distance from one place to another) |
| metric units | | how much matter something contains |
| capacity | | a metric measurement of mass (about the weight of a paper clip) |
| weight | | a customary measurement of weight (the largest unit of mass) |
| mass | | a customary measurement of capacity (about how much fits in a medicine cup) |
| length | | a customary measurement of capacity (2 pints/4 cups) |
